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Syllabus:

Advanced Course in Information Science, 22.5 credits

Swedish name: Informationsvetenskaplig fördjupning
This syllabus is valid: 2016-11-21 and until further notice
Course code: 2BV026
Credit points: 22.5
Education level: Second cycle
Main Field of Study and progress level: Library and Information Science: Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Grading scale: Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Responsible department: Department of Sociology
Established by: Head of Department of Sociology, 2015-06-09
Revised by: Head of Department of Sociology, 2016-12-20

Literature

Looking for information : a survey of research on information seeking, needs, and behavior
Case Donald O., Given Lisa M.
4. ed. : Bingley : Emerald : 2016 : xvi, 507 p. :
ISBN: 1785609688
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue

Choosing people: The role of social capital in information seeking behaviour
Johnson Catherine A.
Information Research, 10(1) paper 201 : 2004 :

Mandatory

Social capital and the search for information: Examining the role of social capital in information seeking behavior in Mongolia
Johnson Catherine A.
Journal of the American Society for Information Science & Technology, Vol. 58, s. 67-88 : 2007 :
Mandatory

Cancer patients' information needs and information seeking behaviour: in depth interview study
Leydon Geraldine M., Boulton Mary, Moynihan Clare, Jones Alison, Mossman Jean, Boudioni Markella, McPherson Klim
British Medical Journal, Vol. 320, s. 909-913 : 2000 :
Mandatory

Library Research Infrastructure for Humanistic and Social Scientific Scholarship in the Twentieth Century
Abbott Andrew
C.Camic, N.Gross & M.Lamont (eds.) Social Knowledge in the Making, University of Chicago Press, 2011, pp.43-87. :
Mandatory

Handbook of Public Communication of Science and Technology
Bucci Massimiano, Trench Brian
London, Routledge (263 pp.). Valda delar : 2008 :
Mandatory

Dr. Golem : how to think about medicine
Collins H. M., Pinch T. J.
Chicago : University of Chicago Press : 2005 : 246 s. :
ISBN: 9780226113661
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue

Changing Order
Collins Harry M.
Beverly Hills: Sage : 1985 :
Mandatory

Academic Conferences and the Making of Philosophical Knowledge
Gross Neil, Fleming Crystal
: C.Camic, N.Gross & M.Lamont (eds.) Social Knowledge in the Making. University of Chicago Press, 2011, pp.151-179. : 2011 :
Mandatory

The Four Literatures of Social Science
Hicks Diana
In: Henk F. Moed, Wolfgang Glanzel and Ulrich Schmoch (eds.) Handbook of Quantitative Science and Technology Research. The Use of Publication and Patent Statistics in Studies of S&T Systems. Springer Science + Business Media, inc. pp.473-496. : 2005 :
Mandatory

Science in action : how to follow scientists and engineers through society
Latour Bruno
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Univ. Press : 1987 : 274 s. :
ISBN: 9780674792913
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue

Postcolonial technosciences
Social Studies of Science, Special issue 32/6 December : 2002 :
Mandatory

Has feminism changed science?
Schiebinger Londa
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Univ. Press : 1999 : x, 252 s. :
ISBN: 0-674-38113-0 ; USD 27.95
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue

An introduction to science and technology studies
Sismondo Sergio.
2nd ed. : Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. : Wiley-Blackwell : 2010. : ix, 244 p. :
ISBN: 9781405187657
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue

Scientific communication: Sociology Journals and Publication Practices
Vanderstraeten Raf
Sociology, 44 (2010), pp.559-576 :
Mandatory

Röster om bibliotek och upphovsrätt : en antologi
Amnéus Alex
Stockholm : Svensk biblioteksförening : 2016 : 84 s. :
Fulltext
ISBN: 978-91-976012-9-0
Mandatory
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Efter the Pirate Bay
Andersson Jonas, Snickars Pelle
Stockholm : Kungliga biblioteket : 2010 : 410 s. :
ISBN: 978-91-88468-25-3
Mandatory
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Fighting Fake News: How Libraries Can Lead the Way in Media Literacy
Banks Marcus
American Libraries : 2016 :

Library 2.0 and beyond : innovative technologies and tomorrow's user
Courtney Nancy
Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited : 2007 : xi, 152 s. :

ISBN: 978-1-59158-537-4 (alk. paper)
Mandatory
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The media and the literacies: Media literacy, information literacy, digital literacy.
Koltay Tibor
Media, Culture & Society, 33 (2), 211-221 : 2011 :

Digital inequalities and why they matter.
Robinson Laura, Cotten Shelia R., Ono Hiroshi, Quan-Haase Anabel, Mesch Gustavo, Chen Wenhong, Schulz Jeremy, Hale Timothy M., Stern Michael J.
Information, Communication & Society, 18(5), 569-582. : 2015 :

Free culture : how big media uses technology and the law to lock down culture and control creativity
Lessig Lawrence
New York : Penguin Press : 2004 : 345 s. :
ISBN: 1-59420-006-8 (inb.)
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue

Medie-och informationskunnighet i en biblioteks- och informationsvetenskaplig belysning.
Rivano Eckerdal Johanna, Sundin Olof
Svensk biblioteksförening : 2014 :

Social media optimization: making library content shareable and engaging.
Rossmann Doralyn, Young Scott W.H
Library Hi Tech, 33(4), 526-544. : 2015 :

Doing social media so it matters : a librarian's guide
Solomon Laura
Chicago : American Library Association : 2011 : vii, 65 s. :
ISBN: 0-8389-1067-X (hft.)
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue

The reflective information literacy educator.
Whitworth Andrew
Nordic Journal of Information Literacy in Higher Education, 4(1) : 2012 :

Looking for information : a survey of research on information seeking, needs, and behavior
Case Donald O., Given Lisa M.
4. ed. : Bingley : Emerald : 2016 : xvi, 507 p. :
ISBN: 1785609688
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue

Choosing people: The role of social capital in information seeking behaviour
Johnson Catherine A.
Information Research, 10(1) paper 201 : 2004 :

Mandatory

Social capital and the search for information: Examining the role of social capital in information seeking behavior in Mongolia
Johnson Catherine A.
Journal of the American Society for Information Science & Technology, Vol. 58, s. 67-88 : 2007 :
Mandatory

Cancer patients' information needs and information seeking behaviour: in depth interview study
Leydon Geraldine M., Boulton Mary, Moynihan Clare, Jones Alison, Mossman Jean, Boudioni Markella, McPherson Klim
British Medical Journal, Vol. 320, s. 909-913 : 2000 :
Mandatory

Library Research Infrastructure for Humanistic and Social Scientific Scholarship in the Twentieth Century
Abbott Andrew
C.Camic, N.Gross & M.Lamont (eds.) Social Knowledge in the Making, University of Chicago Press, 2011, pp.43-87. :
Mandatory

Handbook of Public Communication of Science and Technology
Bucci Massimiano, Trench Brian
London, Routledge (263 pp.). Valda delar : 2008 :
Mandatory

Dr. Golem : how to think about medicine
Collins H. M., Pinch T. J.
Chicago : University of Chicago Press : 2005 : 246 s. :
ISBN: 9780226113661
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue

Changing Order
Collins Harry M.
Beverly Hills: Sage : 1985 :
Mandatory

Academic Conferences and the Making of Philosophical Knowledge
Gross Neil, Fleming Crystal
: C.Camic, N.Gross & M.Lamont (eds.) Social Knowledge in the Making. University of Chicago Press, 2011, pp.151-179. : 2011 :
Mandatory

The Four Literatures of Social Science
Hicks Diana
In: Henk F. Moed, Wolfgang Glanzel and Ulrich Schmoch (eds.) Handbook of Quantitative Science and Technology Research. The Use of Publication and Patent Statistics in Studies of S&T Systems. Springer Science + Business Media, inc. pp.473-496. : 2005 :
Mandatory

Science in action : how to follow scientists and engineers through society
Latour Bruno
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Univ. Press : 1987 : 274 s. :
ISBN: 9780674792913
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue

Postcolonial technosciences
Social Studies of Science, Special issue 32/6 December : 2002 :
Mandatory

Has feminism changed science?
Schiebinger Londa
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Univ. Press : 1999 : x, 252 s. :
ISBN: 0-674-38113-0 ; USD 27.95
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue

An introduction to science and technology studies
Sismondo Sergio.
2nd ed. : Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. : Wiley-Blackwell : 2010. : ix, 244 p. :
ISBN: 9781405187657
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue

Scientific communication: Sociology Journals and Publication Practices
Vanderstraeten Raf
Sociology, 44 (2010), pp.559-576 :
Mandatory

Efter the Pirate Bay
Andersson Jonas, Snickars Pelle
Stockholm : Kungliga biblioteket : 2010 : 410 s. :
ISBN: 978-91-88468-25-3
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue

Fighting Fake News: How Libraries Can Lead the Way in Media Literacy
Banks Marcus
American Libraries : 2016 :

Library 2.0 and beyond : innovative technologies and tomorrow's user
Courtney Nancy
Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited : 2007 : xi, 152 s. :

ISBN: 978-1-59158-537-4 (alk. paper)
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue

The media and the literacies: Media literacy, information literacy, digital literacy.
Koltay Tibor
Media, Culture & Society, 33 (2), 211-221 : 2011 :

Digital inequalities and why they matter.
Robinson Laura, Cotten Shelia R., Ono Hiroshi, Quan-Haase Anabel, Mesch Gustavo, Chen Wenhong, Schulz Jeremy, Hale Timothy M., Stern Michael J.
Information, Communication & Society, 18(5), 569-582. : 2015 :

Free culture : how big media uses technology and the law to lock down culture and control creativity
Lessig Lawrence
New York : Penguin Press : 2004 : 345 s. :
ISBN: 1-59420-006-8 (inb.)
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue

Medie-och informationskunnighet i en biblioteks- och informationsvetenskaplig belysning.
Rivano Eckerdal Johanna, Sundin Olof
Svensk biblioteksförening : 2014 :

Social media optimization: making library content shareable and engaging.
Rossmann Doralyn, Young Scott W.H
Library Hi Tech, 33(4), 526-544. : 2015 :

Doing social media so it matters : a librarian's guide
Solomon Laura
Chicago : American Library Association : 2011 : vii, 65 s. :
ISBN: 0-8389-1067-X (hft.)
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue

The reflective information literacy educator.
Whitworth Andrew
Nordic Journal of Information Literacy in Higher Education, 4(1) : 2012 :

Looking for information : a survey of research on information seeking, needs, and behavior
Case Donald O., Given Lisa M.
4. ed. : Bingley : Emerald : 2016 : xvi, 507 p. :
ISBN: 1785609688
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue

Choosing people: The role of social capital in information seeking behaviour
Johnson Catherine A.
Information Research, 10(1) paper 201 : 2004 :

Mandatory

Social capital and the search for information: Examining the role of social capital in information seeking behavior in Mongolia
Johnson Catherine A.
Journal of the American Society for Information Science & Technology, Vol. 58, s. 67-88 : 2007 :
Mandatory

Cancer patients' information needs and information seeking behaviour: in depth interview study
Leydon Geraldine M., Boulton Mary, Moynihan Clare, Jones Alison, Mossman Jean, Boudioni Markella, McPherson Klim
British Medical Journal, Vol. 320, s. 909-913 : 2000 :
Mandatory

Library Research Infrastructure for Humanistic and Social Scientific Scholarship in the Twentieth Century
Abbott Andrew
C.Camic, N.Gross & M.Lamont (eds.) Social Knowledge in the Making, University of Chicago Press, 2011, pp.43-87. :
Mandatory

Handbook of Public Communication of Science and Technology
Bucci Massimiano, Trench Brian
London, Routledge (263 pp.). Valda delar : 2008 :
Mandatory

Dr. Golem : how to think about medicine
Collins H. M., Pinch T. J.
Chicago : University of Chicago Press : 2005 : 246 s. :
ISBN: 9780226113661
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue

Changing Order
Collins Harry M.
Beverly Hills: Sage : 1985 :
Mandatory

Academic Conferences and the Making of Philosophical Knowledge
Gross Neil, Fleming Crystal
: C.Camic, N.Gross & M.Lamont (eds.) Social Knowledge in the Making. University of Chicago Press, 2011, pp.151-179. : 2011 :
Mandatory

The Four Literatures of Social Science
Hicks Diana
In: Henk F. Moed, Wolfgang Glanzel and Ulrich Schmoch (eds.) Handbook of Quantitative Science and Technology Research. The Use of Publication and Patent Statistics in Studies of S&T Systems. Springer Science + Business Media, inc. pp.473-496. : 2005 :
Mandatory

Science in action : how to follow scientists and engineers through society
Latour Bruno
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Univ. Press : 1987 : 274 s. :
ISBN: 9780674792913
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue

Postcolonial technosciences
Social Studies of Science, Special issue 32/6 December : 2002 :
Mandatory

Has feminism changed science?
Schiebinger Londa
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Univ. Press : 1999 : x, 252 s. :
ISBN: 0-674-38113-0 ; USD 27.95
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue

An introduction to science and technology studies
Sismondo Sergio.
2nd ed. : Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. : Wiley-Blackwell : 2010. : ix, 244 p. :
ISBN: 9781405187657
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue

Scientific communication: Sociology Journals and Publication Practices
Vanderstraeten Raf
Sociology, 44 (2010), pp.559-576 :
Mandatory

Efter the Pirate Bay
Andersson Jonas, Snickars Pelle
Stockholm : Kungliga biblioteket : 2010 : 410 s. :
ISBN: 978-91-88468-25-3
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue

Library 2.0 and beyond : innovative technologies and tomorrow's user
Courtney Nancy
Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited : 2007 : xi, 152 s. :

ISBN: 978-1-59158-537-4 (alk. paper)
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue

Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture
Jenkins Henry
2009 :

Mandatory

Free culture : how big media uses technology and the law to lock down culture and control creativity
Lessig Lawrence
New York : Penguin Press : 2004 : 345 s. :
ISBN: 1-59420-006-8 (inb.)
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue

Doing social media so it matters : a librarian's guide
Solomon Laura
Chicago : American Library Association : 2011 : vii, 65 s. :
ISBN: 0-8389-1067-X (hft.)
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue

Networked publics
Varnelis Kazys
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press : c2008 : x, 176 p. :
ISBN: 9780262220859
Mandatory
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